http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-analysis-1.4752196 

Make no mistake — Trudeau's cabinet shuffle is his re-election kickoff: Chris Hall

LeBlanc, Carr and Blair will have to handle 3 of Trudeau's biggest challenges: Ford, trade and the border

Chris Hall· CBC News· Posted: Jul 18, 2018 5:10 PM ET





 
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Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:21:20 +0000
Subject: RE: Re Trudeau The Younger's cabinet shuffle Methinks the
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:21:11 -0400
Subject: Re Trudeau The Younger's cabinet shuffle Methinks the lawyer
Melanie Joly still has some explaining to do to Pablo Rodriguez and
Minister John Ames N'esy Pas Catherine Tait and
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Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Trudeau doesn't do a cabinet shuffle He just makes it grow before the
2019 campaign



http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-2018-1.4749976

Trudeau cabinet shuffle brings new faces, several changes for run-up to 2019 campaign

Toronto-area MPs Mary Ng and Bill Blair and B.C.'s Jonathan Wilkinson among those added in shakeup

Kathleen Harris· CBC News· Posted: Jul 18, 2018 4:00 AM ET



 
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Methinks that just because the girls wear the short pants in the PMO these days is no reason to think anything has changed? Your hero Trudeau the Younger supported Bill C51 before being elected and promised electoral reform etc etc etc Yet I still see the same old same old. Other than the fact that you can smoke dope legally in short order i bet nothing much got better for you either. More importantly Trudeau's recent responses about his past versus his own rules proves he dodges the tough questions just like Harper did and nobody believed him either N'esy Pas?




 
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Methinks its too bad that your popular comment went "POOF" so its only fair to inform you that I saved it N'esy Pas?

Celeste Savoy

This one got lost so just reposting.

How does one shuffle such a "dream team"?

McKenna, gave billions to China and missed Harper's GHG targets.

Monsef - pretty sure she's not here legally.

Billy slick Morneau - well, that's all I'm going to say about that.

Bardish Chagger - perfected the art of deliverologys, which is talking a lot but not saying anyting.

Sajan, the "architect of stolen valour".

Goodale, running an open border but hiding all the facts and figures.

Justin Trudeau.....sigh. I can't even go there.


 
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Make no mistake — Trudeau's cabinet shuffle is his re-election kickoff: Chris Hall

LeBlanc, Carr and Blair will have to handle 3 of Trudeau's biggest challenges: Ford, trade and the border

Mary Ng is hugged by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after being sworn in as minister of small business and export promotion during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Wednesday. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)


Justin Trudeau kicked off his 2019 re-election campaign Wednesday with a cabinet shuffle that puts management of three of the most vexing challenges his government faces into new hands.
Dominic LeBlanc becomes the prime minister's point man with the provinces.

It will be his job to deal with a more strident set of premiers than when the Liberals took power three years ago. It will be his task to blunt attacks from an emerging coalition of conservative-minded premiers, led by Saskatchewan's Scott Moe and Ontario's Doug Ford, who oppose Ottawa's plan to impose a price on carbon and want to reopen the equalization program.

Jim Carr moves over from Natural Resources to serve as minister for the rebranded Department of International Trade Diversification.
With the vast majority of trade depending on the U.S. and its not-so-predictable president, Donald Trump, finding new markets for Canadian goods is taking on increasing significance for a government that has tied middle-class prosperity to expanding trade relations in Asia, South America and Europe.

And perhaps most significant of all, former Toronto police chief Bill Blair is being handed responsibility for border security and reducing organized crime, as head of a new department whose precise mandate seemed unclear even to him.

"The appointment the prime minister has given me, I think, reflects how seriously this government takes the safety of all of its citizens," Blair told reporters after being sworn in.

"And certainly issues with respect to border security and organized crime are related to that, those safety responsibilities."

All about 2019

Whatever the role turns out to be in practice, Blair's primary marching orders are entirely political.
He's to reassure Canadians that the border with the U.S. is secure, that the federal government will reduce gun violence in cities like Toronto and that the people entering this country to claim asylum are legitimate refugees.

These are the Big 3 in a cabinet shuffle that included five new faces, each strategically selected to promote regional and ethnic diversity all while maintaining gender balance.

LeBlanc, Carr and Blair are the three ministers whose actions will be most closely watched. The three against whom the government's record will most likely be measured when Canadians head to the polls just over a year from now.

Make no mistake. This shuffle is all about positioning ahead of the next election.

The Liberals' path to another majority depends on winning more seats in Ontario and Quebec, and holding as many seats as possible in urban ridings across the country.

Fighting the Conservatives on fear

With that in mind, it's never too early to start laying the groundwork. Especially since the Liberals are showing signs of losing control over issues such as immigration that threaten to undermine public support for the government.

It's never too early to try to neutralize criticism of how the government is handling the big files that will feature prominently in the Liberals' re-election campaign.

Trudeau acknowledged as much when he explained why he chose Blair.

He said a big part of Blair's job will be to combat the Conservatives' narrative, led by federal leader 
Andrew Scheer and Ford, that the tens of thousands of migrants entering Canada via dead-end roads in Quebec, or farmers' fields in Manitoba, are proof the government has no plan and no money to deal with a border crisis.

Trudeau reverted to the old line that the Conservatives are playing on Canadians' fears.
"When Conservatives across the country are playing the fear card, we need strong, re-assuring voices to counter that," he said, "and to demonstrate that the safety and security of Canadians in their communities is something that we will never flinch on, that we will continue to deliver and we will deliver in a way that pulls Canadians together instead of dividing them, like the Conservatives tend to be doing."

The Conservatives enjoyed great success in the past by portraying the Liberals as soft on crime. Their message is largely the same now about the border.

Deputy leader Lisa Raitt said the "thousands of illegal crossings" can be traced back to the prime minister's tweet in January 2017 that welcomed people to Canada after Trump put a temporary ban on new refugees.






"It's time now to have a plan to deal with the problems and the aftermath. Not a Band-Aid solution," she said Wednesday. "And what has been the response? Well, the response has been to appoint another cabinet minister."

Blair will face serious challenges. His department doesn't yet exist. It will have to be hived away from Public Safety and Immigration.

He doesn't speak French, a shortcoming highlighted immediately by Quebec journalists given the largest influx of asylum seekers is in that province.

And there's a history of bad blood between him and Doug Ford dating back to 2013, when Blair was Toronto police chief and his force was investigating Ford's late brother, Rob, who was then the city's mayor.

How well the two can work together is an open question.

The prime minister wants Canadians to be reassured by this cabinet shuffle. The question now is will it be enough to reassure Liberals of a return to power next year.

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Trudeau cabinet shuffle brings new faces, several changes for run-up to 2019 campaign

Toronto-area MPs Mary Ng and Bill Blair and B.C.'s Jonathan Wilkinson among those added in shakeup

Kathleen Harris· CBC News· Posted: Jul 18, 2018 4:00 AM ET

Last Updated: an hour ago


Jim Carr hugs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after being sworn in as Minister of International Trade during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)



Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made significant changes to his cabinet, bringing five new ministers to the table and creating new portfolios for seniors, intergovernmental affairs and border security.

The retooled cabinet signals the government intends to ease trade dependence on the U.S. and bolster political forces in key regions in the run-up to next year's federal election.

In one surprise move, Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief who has been the government's point man on the marijuana legalization file, was appointed minister of border security and organized crime reduction. He will also be in charge of managing the hot-button issue of irregular migration with asylum seekers crossing into Canada from the U.S.

Other new ministers added to the cabinet today:

• Mary Ng, a former staffer in Trudeau's office who was recently elected in a Markham-Thornhill byelection, becomes minister for small business and export promotion.
• Filomena Tassi, a Hamilton MP, becomes minister for seniors.
• Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson becomes minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
• Pablo Rodriguez, who was serving as chief government whip, becomes minister of heritage and multiculturalism.

Ministers with new or changed duties:

• Dominic LeBlanc moves from Fisheries and Oceans to Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade.
• Amarjeet Sohi moves from Infrastructure to Natural Resources.
• Carla Qualtrough, remains minister of public services and procurement and gets the added portfolio of Accessibility.
• Jim Carr moves from Natural Resources to International Trade Diversification.
• Mélanie Joly goes from Heritage to minister of tourism, official languages and la francophonie.
• François-Philippe Champagne moves from International Trade to Infrastructure and Communities.

A release from the Prime Minister's Office said the new cabinet will put a focus on innovation and trade, while building stronger relations with the provinces and securing the border.

"The changes to the ministry will place an even greater focus on diversifying international trade, supporting and growing small businesses, expanding tourism, promoting our exports and improving trade within our own borders," the release said.
LeBlanc's new portfolio could see a fair bit of action with a new premier in Ontario, elections on the horizon in New Brunswick, Quebec and Alberta, and with simmering disputes over pipelines, carbon taxes and interprovincial trade.

The cabinet shakeup boosts the number of ministers from Ontario and Quebec, where the Liberals need to win more seats in the next election to offset potential losses elsewhere.

Carr's appointment signals the government's intention to further diversify trade away from the U.S.
Blair's new portfolio comes after a heated exchange between Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and Ontario's new provincial minister in charge of the file, Lisa MacLeod.

Today, MacLeod welcomed Blair to the post in a tweet, offering her congratulations and asking to meet soon.
 




Blair's promotion and new file could be designed to reassure the Americans, and the PMO said his chief role will be to strengthen the border.

In a news conference, Trudeau said the new portfolio will also help reassure Quebecers and all Canadians that the rules around the border will be followed "to the letter."

"We remain focused on effectively managing the arrival of irregular migrants, assessing asylum seekers, making our system more efficient and preventing the flow of illegal drugs and firearms into our communities," the PMO said in a release.

The timing of today's shuffle gives Trudeau an opportunity to put his best players on the pitch before the campaign, said David Moscrop, a political scientist at Simon Fraser University. With no significant scandals or major blunders raging, it makes sense for the prime minister to keep key ministers in place while lightly demoting underperformers and promoting up-and-comers.
By expanding the cabinet, Trudeau's selection of new ministers could help give credibility and prominence to key issues and MPs in critical regions ahead of the October 2019 race, he said.

"Strategically speaking, as a government ahead of an election, I can't see any downside unless somebody screws up. I suppose there's always a risk that someone's going to disgrace themselves," he said.

Before today's shuffle there were 30 members of cabinet, including Trudeau, evenly split by gender. The new cabinet has 35 members including Trudeau, with 17 women and 18 men.

Trudeau did not shuffle any of his top ministers in key files, including Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.

Timed with election

University of Toronto political scientist Nelson Wiseman said the shuffle is timed to gear up for next year's campaign.

"It's not uncommon for governments to do this at this point, because if they start shuffling too close to an election day, the closer it gets, the more they get exposed to the charge they're admitting things aren't going well," he said. "You're really now desperate, you're splashing the paint around too loosely."
It has become common practice for an incoming government to shrink the size of cabinet to project an image of saving money and controlling bureaucracy, Wiseman said, then to expand it closer to an election for political advantage.

Trudeau's first major cabinet shakeup was on Jan. 10, 2017, when he appointed Freeland to Foreign Affairs as part of a strategy to bolster the front-line ministers who deal with the Trump administration.

As part of that overhaul, veteran ministers John McCallum and Stéphane Dion were left out of the circle and instead offered diplomatic posts.

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Trudeau cabinet shuffle brings new faces, several changes for run-up to 2019 campaign

Toronto-area MPs Mary Ng and Bill Blair and B.C.'s Jonathan Wilkinson among those added in shakeup

Kathleen Harris· CBC News· Posted: Jul 18, 2018 4:00 AM ET








Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to introduce some new faces into his cabinet today with a mid-summer shuffle. Vassy Kapelos hosts live coverage. 0:00


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made significant changes to his cabinet, bringing five new ministers to the table and creating new portfolios for seniors, intergovernmental affairs and border security.
New ministers added to the cabinet today:

• Mary Ng, a former staffer in Trudeau's office who was recently elected in a Markham-Thornhill byelection, becomes minister for small business and export promotion.
• Bill Blair, a former Toronto police chief who has been the government's point man on the marijuana legalization file, becomes minister of border security and organized crime reduction.
• Filomena Tassi, a Hamilton MP, becomes minister for seniors.
• Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson becomes minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
• Pablo Rodriguez, who was serving as chief government whip, becomes minister of heritage and multiculturalism.

Ministers with new or changed duties:

• Dominic LeBlanc moves from Fisheries and Oceans to Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade.
• Amarjeet Sohi moves from Infrastructure to Natural Resources.
• Carla Qualtrough, remains minister of public services and procurement and gets the added portfolio of Accessibility.
• Jim Carr moves from Natural Resources to International Trade Diversification.
• Mélanie Joly goes from Heritage to minister of tourism, official languages and la francophonie.
• François-Philippe Champagne moves from International Trade to Infrastructure and Communities.

A news release from the Prime Minister's Office said the new cabinet will put a focus on innovation and trade, while building stronger relations with the provinces and securing the border.
"The changes to the ministry will place an even greater focus on diversifying international trade, supporting and growing small businesses, expanding tourism, promoting our exports and improving trade within our own borders," the release said.

LeBlanc's new portfolio could see a fair bit of action with a new premier in Ontario, elections on the horizon in New Brunswick, Quebec and Alberta, and with simmering disputes over pipelines, carbon taxes and interprovincial trade.

The cabinet shakeup boosts the number of ministers from Ontario and Quebec, where the Liberals need to win more seats in the next election to offset potential losses elsewhere.